Let us rally around our men & women competing oversees that represent our country! May we be reminded of their dedication and hard work, and all that it takes to be a champion. May it inspire us in all we do both personal and professional.

Maybe look to these athletes with adoration, and cheer them on and come together!

It is important for us to be in the know and have knowledge as to what is happening around us! Are you in the know or are you living in a world of complacency!

WEREP.org

Meeting:

Friday June 24th, 2016

8:30-9:30 am

Central Park

11200 Baseline Road

Rancho Cucamonga, Ca 91730

What are the top things you can do to protect yourself and your clients? Do you know?

Tip #1

Keep it light

Show properties before dark. If you are going to be working after hours, advise your associate or first-line supervisor of your schedule. If you must show a property after dark, turn on all lights as you go through, and don’t lower any shades or draw curtains or blinds.

Tip #2

Checking-in

When you have a new client, ask him/her to stop by your office and complete a Prospect Identification Form (Find a copy online at www.REALTOR.org/Safety). Also, photocopy their driver’s license and retain this information at your office. Be certain to properly discard this personal information when you no longer need it.

Tip #3

Don’t be too public

Limit the amount of personal information you share. Consider advertising without using your photograph, home phone number and/or home address in the newspaper or on business cards. Don’t use your full name with middle name or initial. Use your office address—or list no address at all. Giving out too much of the wrong information can make you a target.

Tip #4

Touch base

Always let someone know where you are going and when you will be back; leave the name and phone number of the client you are meeting and schedule a time for your office to call you to check in.

Tip #5

Open house safety

Open house: it ain’t over till it’s over. Don’t assume that everyone has left the premises at the end of an open house. Check all of the rooms and the backyard prior to locking the doors. Be prepared to defend yourself, if necessary.

Tip #6

Stranger danger

Tell your clients not to show their home by themselves. Alert them that not all agents, buyers and sellers are who they say they are. Predators come in all shapes and sizes. We tell our children not to talk to strangers. Tell your sellers not to talk to other agents or buyers, and to refer all inquiries to you.

Tip #7

Sturdy doors are key to home safety

Make sure that all your home’s doors to the outside are metal or solid, 1 ¾” hardwood, and have good, sturdy locks.

Tip #8

Block identity theft

Contact the fraud department of any of the three consumer reporting companies— Equifax®, ExperianSM and Trans Union®—to place a fraud alert on your credit report. The fraud alert automatically lets credit card companies and other creditors know they must contact you before opening any new accounts or making any changes to your existing accounts.

Tip #9

Keep track of colleagues

Tip #10

Wear your REALTOR® ID

Always wear visible company identification such as a badge. It is also best to drive a vehicle clearly marked with your company name. These will be invaluable for identification if you need to get assistance.

Tip #11

Bring up the rear

When showing a home, always have your prospect walk in front of you. Don’t lead them, but rather, direct them from a position slightly behind them. You can gesture for them to go ahead of you and say, for example, “The master suite is in the back of the house.”

Tip #12

Pick up some self-defense skills

The best way to find a good self-defense class is to learn what is available, and then make a decision. Many health clubs, martial arts studios and community colleges offer some type of class. You can also ask your peers, friends and family if they have taken a self-defense class that they would recommend.

Tip #13

You take the wheel

Whenever possible, take your own car to a showing. When you leave your car, lock it.

Tip #14

Shield your computer from e-mail viruses

Computer viruses can impair and seriously damage your computer. Viruses are often distributed via attachments in e-mail spam. Never open an attachment from someone you don’t know, and, if you receive a strange or impersonal-sounding message from a familiar address, check with that person to make sure that they really sent it.

Tip #15

Got cell service, everywhere?

When you’re showing commercial property, thick walls and/or remote locations may interfere with mobile phone reception. Check in advance to be sure your phone is serviceable in the area in which you are showing the property.

Each city has its own rules and regulations. Here is a list of the Rules for Claremont, Ca!

City of Claremont Real Estate/ Open House Sign Regulations

Please share this information with agents/affiliates in your office

·Open Houses are only permitted on Saturdays and Sundays, between noon and 6:00 p.m.

·Open house signage is permitted between 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.Saturday and Sunday only.

·Extended Saturday open houses until 8:00 p.m. are permitted with advance notice to Community Improvement Staff at (909) 399-5467 or by email at jbarber@ci.claremont.ca.us.

·No more than six freestanding, off-premise directional “Open House” signs, with a maximum area of 3 square feet are permitted on main arterial streets (list of streets attached) during Open House hours. No more than two off-premise directional “Open House” signs can be posted at any intersection.

·No more than one directional open house sign can be placed per turn, per interior street.

·“Open House” signs are permitted in the public parkway and sidewalk, provided it does not obstruct pedestrian sidewalk access or create a sight obstruction to motorists. Open House signs are not permitted to be placed in public roads, parks, or medians at any time. Signs may not be attached or taped to trees, walls, or street lights/posts.

·One freestanding “Open House” sign with a maximum of 3 square feet is permitted on-site at the marketed property. Two flags and up to six balloons are permitted to be displayed in the front yard of the marketed property.

·Pennants, balloons, streamers, spinners, windsocks or other attachments placed on off-premise signs, and signs or directional signs placed on vehicles are prohibited.

Signs in violation of city codes will be removed and may be retrieved at City Hall Monday through Thursday. Un-claimed signs will be disposed of 60 days from the date of removal. Repeat offenders (agents, brokers, brokerage firms) will be subject to non-dismissible Administrative Citations.

If you have any questions, please call the Community Improvement Division at (909) 399-5467 Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thank you for your cooperation.

Main artery streets in Claremont

Padua Avenue

Monte Vista Avenue

Claremont Boulevard

Mills Avenue

Indian Hill Boulevard

Towne Avenue

Mountain Avenue

College Avenue

Baseline Road

Foothill Boulevard

Arrow Highway

San Jose Avenue

American Avenue

I know you spend a tremendous amount of money on signage, it would stink to have it thrown away by the City Code enforcement.

Bruce Norris of the Norris Group to give a talk to the West End Real Estate Professionals this Friday from at 8:30-10:00 am. If you are in or around the area you will want to be here to stay plugged into our current market conditions, and where we are headed.

Team Title Guy will be represented here and we pride ourselves on staying in tune with the market. If you can make it, we would love to have you, if you can’t, reach out to us and we will share our notes!

Will the timing changes impact when my real estate transaction can close?Consummation is the day the borrower becomes legally obligated under the loan, which would be the date of signing, even if the loan has a rescission period. It is important to note the definition of consummation can be different than the closing date as defined in the purchase agreement where the buyer becomes contractually obligated to a seller on a real estate transaction.

The tool below will assist you in determining the earliest consummation date.